Shyu arrived at the principal’s office within a few minutes. The nice thing about the place was that unlike all the other rooms in the school, it was easy to find: right smack in front of the school entrance. He gave the door a polite knock before opening it for himself and stepping in. The … Continue reading
He met her by chance in the garden at dusk. The woman with the gossamer hair. The woman with the ethereal voice. The woman who was dead. She began as a shadow. A mist darting from a statue to a skeletal tree. He approached, twigs snapping and leaves sinking. He reached for her. When his … Continue reading
Shyu’s day at school didn’t start off too badly. A lot of people recognized him. They even knew his name, as opposed to pointing at him, snapping their fingers, and then announcing that his name was Other Kaja. Unfortunately, they knew his name for all the wrong reasons. Apparently with all the news stories going … Continue reading
Shyu yawned and rubbed his hands through his hair. It was never particularly neat, but first thing in the morning it tended to be especially evil. He sometimes got it to calm down by applying some heat from his hands to it, but when he tried it this morning, he ended up singeing a piece … Continue reading
When the trip started, Shyu resolved that he was going to make the best of this whole mess. No, it wasn’t his old school. But it still had a student council. And clubs. And all the other things Shyu was looking forward to. Besides, his parents did have at least one point straight. This far … Continue reading
Tenna declined to participate in the docu-movery right away, and Iroh had to admit, he wasn’t upset at the news. His mother certainly seemed relieved, adding on that “the poor woman has been through enough without that nincompoop Varrick bringing up bad memories and displaying them on film.” Even though Iroh had not gone with … Continue reading
In retrospect, staying with Aunt Marah wasn’t the worst punishment that Shyu could think of. In some ways, it had plenty of bonus points with it–no photographers, no annoying servants, and no Kaja. But for some reason, it didn’t feel like a victory for Shyu. It felt like a rejection. He needed to be out … Continue reading
Bowling with Andy was the worst. He always lost. Normally this would make Tia quite happy, as she adored winning. Instead, it grated on her. Because every time…every blasted time Andy lost, he’d complain about it. Oh, how he wished he had more time to practice. Oh, to only be as good as Tia. Whine, … Continue reading
A few minutes later, there was a knock at the door. Iroh watch Tenna stood up as if she expected to answer it, and then sit back down when she apparently remembered this wasn’t her house. The sound of a servant’s footsteps tapped across the hall to the front door. There was the groan of … Continue reading
Previously: Newly-turned vampire Elliot Marshall has been challenged by Vladislaus Straud to build a clan consisting of the most powerful families around. Vladislaus has named Geoffrey Landgraab, Bella Goth, Lily Feng, Max Villareal, and Judith Ward as required members, of which Elliot must turn three before his rival, Miss H does. Although the Landgraabs recently … Continue reading